by Constanza Ontaneda (Author), Marcia Fernandez (Illustrator)
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Constanza Ontaneda’s Novice High “Camaquen” Trilogy will fortify a novice-mid beginner’s mental representation of Spanish. Each book has twelve chapters, is illustrated, has a comprehensive glossary and is suitable for ages 13+.
If you teach through story and the Theory of Comprehensible Input guides your work, this trilogy is meant for you. If you wish to learn a language with research-proven methods, this trilogy is meant for you.
BOOK ONEQuixote and I: And The Camaquen of the Huaca
ALL IS WELL IN EL COLEGIO DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA, WHERE ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD ANTONIA AND HER FRIENDS HAVE STUDIED SINCE THEY WERE SEVEN.
THAT IS, UNTIL BLASCO BREAKS THE RULES AND TOUCHES A HUACA, ONE OF THE SACRED INCAN OBJECTS THAT DON QUIXOTE SAFEGUARDS. BUT HUACAS HAVE CAMAQUEN—LIFE ENERGY—AND STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN ONE TOUCHES THEM.
UH-OH. TO SOLVE BLASCO’S LITTLE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THEY MUST GO TO PERU, AND GET THERE IN TIME FOR THE INTI RAYMI, THE INCAN FESTIVAL TO THE SUN GOD.
Unique Word Count: 350 words. Total Word Count: 4100 words
BOOK TWO Quixote and I: And The Camaquen of the Mummy
FIFTY-SIX DAYS UNTIL THEY GET THE CHANCE—MAYBE—TO DO A RITUAL THAT WILL SAVE BLASCO.
FORTUNATELY, THINGS GO SWIMMINGLY ON THE SHIP—SUNNY DAYS, FREE THEATER, FUN GAMES, AND BLASCO SAFE INSIDE HIS INCAN-MUMMY DISGUISE. BUT ANTONIA AND HER FRIENDS MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY ONES TRANSPORTING SACRED INCAN OBJECTS, OR TRYING TO GET TO THE INTI RAYMI.
AND THERE’S ALSO THAT SMALL LITTLE DETAIL PROWLING THE SEAS—PIRATES.
Unique Word Count: 380 words. Total Word Count: 4400 words
BOOK THREE Quixote and I: And The Camaquen of the Sacrifice
DAYS UNTIL THE INTI RAYMI: 0. DEADLINE: MIDDAY
ANTONIA AND HER FRIENDS HAVE BARELY ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO PACHACAMAC AND DO A RITUAL THAT MIGHT SAVE THEIR FRIEND BLASCO FROM ETERNAL MUMMY-HOOD. EXCEPT...THEY JUST FOUND OUT THE RITUAL REQUIRES A HUMAN SACRIFICE TO SUCCEED. DO THEY LOVE BLASCO THAT MUCH?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MIX THE SUN, ANCIENT RITUALS, AND CONFLICTING AGENDAS?
Unique Word Count: 360 words. Total Word Count: 4200 words
Genre: Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Ancient Civilizations (Incan Empire and Pre-Incan Cultures), Mystery, Detective
Enthralled by language acquisition from a young age, Constanza Ontaneda studied eight languages formally—Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Russian, German, and Quechua.
She has taught Spanish, French and/or English to adults, as well as high school, middle school, and elementary school students for over a decade, and chaired the World Language Department at a middle school in Times Square.
She believes that Compelling, Comprehensible, and Communication-Enhancing materials are the cornerstones of a research-based, proficiency-oriented, and input-focused world language education.
She holds a BS in Fiber Science & Apparel Design from Cornell University, an MA in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from New York University and an MA in Creative Writing & Publishing from Western Colorado University.